Revised April 2000

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Vegetable Planting Calendar

Sweet potato

Rich in vitamins A

• Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 10 to 20 plants
• Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 30 inches
• Minimum row space if using field implements, 42 inches
• 12 inches between plants in row
• 150 days from planting to eating stage
• 9,510 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
• 23 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
• Sweet potato questions and answers
• Recommended varieties
  • Beauregard
    Light red skin, orange flesh; good sprout producer, high yields, early
  • Hernandez
    Copper skin, orange flesh
  • Jewel
    Copper skin, orange flesh
  • Centennial
    Early, orange flesh

• Recommended planting dates
• South Missouri
  May 1 to June 15
• Central Missouri
  May 10 to June 10
• North Missouri
  May 15 to June 5

G6201, revised April 2000